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RESOLUTION Of the CNRP Overseas World Conference
RESOLUTION
Of the CNRP Overseas World Conference
in the City of Atlanta, Georgia
1-2 December 2018
- Whereas, Cambodia has fallen into the hand of a dictator, democracy and human rights have been violated and ruined by the dictatorial regime, in breach of the laws and the constitution of the Kingdom of Cambodia as well as the Paris Peace Accord enshrined on the 23rd of October 1991;
- Whereas, the current situation as His Excellency Kem Sokha, President of Cambodia National Rescue Party is unable to exercise his expressions freely as
well as to conduct any decision-making on behalf of the party;
- Whereas, the Cambodia National Rescue Party which has represented the will of more than half of Cambodian population, needs a staminal and competent leader to lead and to undertake the party strategy, and to make decisions during this transitional period;
- Whereas, the party leadership team as of the 16th of November 2017, especially the party President, the three (3) party Vice Presidents, and the entire party institutions are not able to fulfil their roles in making party functioning after Hun Sen’s regime dissolved Cambodia National Rescue Party;
- Whereas, the current dictatorial regime has increased pressures, threatening, and intimidating millions of supporters of the Cambodia National Rescue Party in Cambodia, to obstructing them from implementing the party’s bylaws and internal rules especially in holding a regular or special convention, or national party congress;
- Whereas, the transitional leader must obtain good leadership qualification and prudent potential who could prove among Cambodian people and international community the credentials and leadership to accept him/her as their representative, must prove on the historical fact (towards the person who has produced great achievement in establishing and leading the party in the past) and credential fact (towards the person whom people have known well and supported the most);
As actual situation inside Cambodia, Cambodian people have been oppressed, threatened and intimidated by the dictatorial regime on a daily basis from carrying out their legitimate activities in the name of Cambodia National Rescue Party. Cambodian people living overseas who value democracy, liberty, and justice, and they have full freedom to express and rights to exercise, as well as the means to fight, they must unite to revitalize the Cambodia National Rescue Party, to initiate and undertake all types of activities in according with the principles of the Cambodia National Rescue Party aiming to bring back life of the Cambodia National Rescue Party in Cambodia. - Thus, the Resolution was adopted:
- Cambodian people must have a visionary and staminal leader in order to lead Cambodia National Rescue Party during the transitional period while HE Kem Sokha has not received full unrestricted freedom.
- We request HE Sam Rainsy who is a co-founder and a former President of the Cambodia National Rescue Party to be an Acting President of the Cambodia National Rescue Party in order to lead the party during this transitional period while HE Kem Sokha, the President of Cambodia National Rescue Party, is not able to lead the Cambodia National Rescue Party. This request is based on leadership of HE Kem Sokha and HE Sam Rainsy who are the only two (2) persons who have received recognition both domestic and international as the capable top leaders of the Cambodia National Rescue Party according to historical and credential fact.
- The position of Acting President shall become invalid when HE Kem Sokha received full unrestricted freedom.
- HE Sam Rainsy, in his role as an Acting President, will form the party action plans for the operation both inside and outside of Cambodia, and represents the party in communicating with institutions which have been actively seeking political solutions for Cambodia.
- We encourage Cambodia National Rescue Party branches overseas to create an institution with the name of Cambodia National Rescue Party Overseas (CNRP-O).
- Cambodia National Rescue Party branches overseas are led by a governing council comprising seventeen (17) members:
6.1 Representative branches of Cambodia National Rescue Party for the continent of Americas comprising seven (7) members.
6.2 Representative branches of Cambodia National Rescue Party for the continent of Europe comprising seven (7) members.
6.3 Representative branches of Cambodia National Rescue Party for the continent of Australia and New Zealand comprising three (3) members.
The governing council of Cambodia National Rescue Party overseas shall have a Secretariat General.
The Secretariat is led by the Secretary General in the United States of America and a group of vice Secretary Generals from Cambodia National Rescue Party branches around the world.
The composition of the Governing Council and the Secretariats are selected among women and the youth.
- The organisation and operation of the Governing Council and the Secretariat of Cambodia National Rescue Party Overseas shall be outlined in the internal rules adopted by the Governing Council.
- It is noted that all opinions of President Kem Sokha shall reflect his true will when he has received full unrestricted freedom and he is able to express his opinions in public on his own.
- We appeal to all supporters of the Cambodia National Rescue Party of both inside and outside the country including the Cambodian people who wish to obtain positive change in Cambodia to support and actively participate in the implementation of resolution of this Cambodia National Rescue Party Overseas World Conference.
- The Resolution is handed to Her Excellency Mu Sochua, the Vice President of the party who has participated as an observer of the Conference to seek advice from the Party Standing (Permanent) Committee. In the event that there is no response within one week from the Party Standing Committee, this Resolution will come into effect.
This Resolution is approved by the Conference presented by chapters delegates of Cambodia National Rescue Party Overseas worldwide in the city of Atlanta, Georgia on December 2nd, 2018
Chair of the Conference
(Signature)
Suy Senghong
Video clips of support from the grassroots leadership through out Cambodia: Part 1 & Part 2
European Sanctions Are a Response to Cambodia’s Totalitarian Shift
Op-Ed: The Diplomat
European Sanctions Are a Response to Cambodia’s Totalitarian Shift
Since 2001 Cambodia has benefited from an exceptional trading advantage, granted by the European Union thanks to an initiative known as “Everything But Arms” (EBA). This provides the possibility of exporting to Europe without quotas or customs duties. The advantage was given to a group of countries in the process of development and transition toward democracy. The intention of the European Commission was to help “least developed countries” to escape from poverty but also — a parallel, mandatory, criteria — to progress on the path to democracy and respect for human rights.
Since its creation, the EBA program has proved vital for Cambodia, whose economy is based on the export-oriented clothing industry (40 percent of GDP and 60 percent of exports). The European Union buys 40 percent of the clothes produced in Cambodia, through leading international brands.
In September, the European Union decided to begin the process of suspending Cambodia’s EBA participation because of the totalitarian drift of the regime in Phnom Penh. Under the leadership of Prime Minister Hun Sen — a former Khmer Rouge member who has been in power since 1985 — the only opposition party in parliament, the CNRP, was arbitrarily dissolved in late 2017 and its leader, Kem Sokha, arrested, while civil society organizations and the independent media were shut down. This set the scene for rigged elections in July 2018, with 100 percent of the seats in the National Assembly being won by the ruling party. Such a result demonstrates the return to a Communist-style, single-party system which the Paris Accords of 1991 intended to banish.
Beyond applying pressure for the respect of democratic principles and human rights, this threatened European sanction could kill two birds with one stone by also triggering healthy economic reforms through better governance. Cambodia is, according to Transparency International, one of the most corrupt countries in the world and, according to the World Bank, one of the poorest. The correlation between corrupt governance and poverty no longer needs to be demonstrated; the former leads directly to the latter.This totalitarian drift violates the conditions to benefit from EBA, and obliged the European Union to punish the Phnom Penh regime by suspending it. But the suspension will only be effective after a delay of 12 months, giving Hun Sen time — supposing that he has the political will — to return to the path of democracy.
The most flagrant evidence of poor governance doesn’t just lie in the systematic pillage of national wealth by an elite which clings to power indefinitely. It also consists in poor strategic decisions taken by irresponsible leaders who are incapable of a clear and coherent vision for the future of their country.
The weight of the clothing industry in Cambodia and the country’s dependence on this single industry are a striking example of this poor governance. Since the start of the process of globalization and the return of peace in the 1990s, an industrial revolution has taken place in Cambodia, driven by a clothing industry characterized by low added value and low salaries (the basic salary of a Cambodian worker is currently $170 per month). But over the last 20 to 25 years, instead of using this industry as a basis from which to diversify the economy toward higher added-value industries, the regime has allowed the national economy to become ever more dependent on a single industry. This negligence has aggravated Cambodia’s relative poverty compared to neighboring countries.
Worse, productivity within this clothing industry remains very low, meaning Cambodia can’t compete internationally without the commercial advantages provided by the European Union. Weak productivity itself reflects poor governance in the form of dilapidated public and social services, notably in health, education and professional training. Cambodia’s lack of industrial competitivity results from the corruption and negligence lamented by investors, who are faced with poor road and port infrastructure, administrative costs that include bribes to be paid at every level, exorbitant prices for state-supplied electricity, and so on.
If, to be able to survive, Cambodia’s clothing industry, a pillar of the national economy, must rely indefinitely on European trading advantages to resist competition from others who lack them, then the European Union will be subsidising and financially rewarding, through the trading system, the corruption and poor governance of the regime.
This raises the question of the effectiveness of international aid, which starts from good intentions, but has perverse effects which may do the recipient country more harm than good by helping to maintain anachronistic structures.
Faced with Hun Sen, who is holding his people hostage as part of a campaign to emotionally blackmail the international community, Europe must hold firm. The dictator has feet of clay and his days are numbered in the absence of imperative and urgent reforms.
Sam Rainsy is an exiled leader of the Cambodian opposition and former minister of finance.
This piece originally appeared in French in Libération.
គំរប់ពេលមួយឆ្នាំនៃការរំលាយគណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិទាំងបំពាន
Op-Ed: The CEROC
សេចក្តីថ្លែងការណ៍
គំរប់ពេលមួយឆ្នាំនៃការរំលាយគណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិទាំងបំពាន
សូមគោរពបងប្អូនជនរួមជាតិទាំងអស់ជាទីស្រឡាញ់រាប់អាន!
ថ្ងៃនេះទី១៦ ខែវិច្ឆិកា ឆ្នាំ២០១៨ ជាគំរប់ពេលមួយឆ្នាំដែលតុលាការកំពូលនៃព្រះរាជា ណាចក្រកម្ពុជាបានសម្រេចចិត្តរំលាយគណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិជាគណបក្សជំទាស់តែមួយគត់ ក្នុងរបបប្រជាធិបតេយ្យសេរីពហុបក្សដែលចាប់កំណើតតាំងពីឆ្នាំ១៩៩១ដោយអ៊ុនតាក់។
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គណៈកម្មាធិការដើម្បីសិទ្ធិបោះឆ្នោតរបស់ពលរដ្ឋខ្មែរនៅក្រៅប្រទេសសូមអំពាវនាវដល់ សហគមអន្តរជាតិនិងលោកហ៊ុន-សែន ត្រូវពិចារណាដកលោកឌិត-មន្ទីដែលជាប្រធានតុលាការកំពូលចេញពីតំណែង ក្នុងការដែលលោកសម្រេចរំលាយគណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិដោយខ្វះ មូលដ្នានច្បាប់ និងធ្វើឡើងដោយអគតិភាព រំលោភអំណាច និងអសីលធម៌។ ដូចគ្នាដែរ ត្រូវដកលោកគី-ប្ញទ្ធីដែលជាចៅក្រមស៊ើបសួរករណីលោកកឹម-សុខាក្នុងការដែលលោកអសមត្ថភាពក្នុងការបំពេញការងារដោយបន្តឃុំខ្លួនលោកកឹម-សុខាមកអស់រយៈពេលជាងមួយឆ្នាំមកនេះ។
ធ្វើនៅកាណាដា ថ្ងៃទី១៦ ខែវិច្ឆិកា ឆ្នាំ២០១៨
Public Statement on the Dissolution of CNRP 16 November 2018 in pdf file
Where in the world is Cambodia?
Op-Ed: NewMandala
Considering the prime minister’s firm control over Cambodia’s political and economic institutions and his proven ability to exploit the tension caused by conflicts and disputes in all those three areas(a narrative of suspicion, moral superiority and hierarchy, and a new rhetoric) , a thorough review of democracy promoters’ rhetoric and strategy might well be overdue.
ពិចារណាលើការក្តោបអំណាចយ៉ាងមាំរបស់លោកនាយករដ្ឋមន្ត្រីទៅលើស្ថាប័នសេដ្ឋកិច្ចនិងនយោបាយ ហើយសមត្ថភាពជាក់ស្តែងរបស់គាត់ដើម្បីកេងចំណេញលើភាពតានតឹងបណ្តាលមកពីការបែកបាក់និងជំលោះនៅគ្រប់លក្ខ័ន្ធទាំងបីនោះ(សាច់រឿងអោយមានការសង្ស័យ, ឋានានុក្រមនិងសក្តិយសខ្ពស់ផ្នែកសីលធម៌, និងវោហាសាស្ត្រថ្មី)ការពិនិត្យពិច័យល្អិតល្អន់ទៅលើវោហាសាស្ត្រនិងយុទ្ធសាស្ត្ររបស់អ្នកផ្សព្វផ្សាយលទ្ធិប្រជាធិបតេយ្យអាចនឹងត្រូវហួសពេលអស់យ៉ាងច្បាស់។
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Cambodian opposition leader Sam Rainsy (C-L) raises hands with Kem Sokha (C-R), deputy of Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) in front of members of parliament before the swearing in ceremony inside the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh on August 5, 2014. Rainsy and 54 other members of his party were sworn in as members of parliament on August 5, after a year-long boycott of parliament triggered by a disputed election. AFP PHOTO/ TANG CHHIN SOTHY / AFP PHOTO / TANG CHHIN SOTHY
Mu Sochua closed her talk by singing a song from the campaign trail.
Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Sen addresses the 73rd session of the United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York, the United States, 28 September 2018 (Photo: Reuters/Eduardo Munoz).